Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.

Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body.

Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work.

You own a piece of me," he murmurs as he holds me afterward. "Good," I tell him. "And just so you know… I'm never giving it back.

I want to know how to make this girl laugh. I want to know what makes her cry. I want to know what it feels like to have her look at me as if I’m her knight in shinning armor.

I don't want to always be 'the best I can be.' I just want to be me.